The Government Assigns A Daughter-In-Law, Which Needs To Be Chosen?

Chapter 5: Forging

"Wife, are you ready to forge iron tools?"

Wang Nannan, the young wife who had roughly surveyed the area, approached curiously and asked.

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Yes, I'm preparing to forge a general-purpose longsword."

"Wow! Husband, you're amazing! You can actually forge a longsword!"

Wang Nannan exclaimed in surprise. In her village, there was a blacksmith who usually made agricultural iron tools like hoes and sickles, at most a plowshare. She had never seen the forging of swords before. This was because the quality required for swords far exceeded that of agricultural tools, and ordinary blacksmiths did not have the ability to forge them. After all, one was used for killing, and the other was used for farming. There was a fundamental difference between the two.

Although Wang Nannan didn't understand all this, she was naturally very proud of her husband for being able to do something that others couldn't.

"That must be impressive."

Lin Fan smiled and gently rubbed his young wife's delicate nose. The admiration from his own wife naturally brought him joy both physically and mentally.

"Hehe, husband, you're amazing."

Wang Nannan, with her lively personality, immediately smiled with her eyes narrowed, like two crescent moons.

"Husband, can you really forge swords?"

At this moment, Ye Xiaorou, the eldest wife, walked over excitedly.

"Yes."

Lin Fan naturally understood what the other party was thinking. Coming from a once prosperous family, she naturally understood what being able to forge swords represented.

Without saying anything else, the most troublesome poll tax at home would no longer be a life-threatening issue.

Upon confirmation, Ye Xiaorou burst into tears.

"Oh, sister, why are you crying?"

Wang Nannan didn't understand the situation and was a little confused when she saw this scene.

"It's nothing, your sister is just happy."

Lin Fan put down his work and walked over to gently wipe away the tears from his eldest wife's eyes.

"Don't worry, since I brought you all back, I will take good care of you and won't let you suffer anymore."

Lin Fan comforted his eldest wife and also made a promise.

"Mhmm."

Ye Xiaorou nodded repeatedly. Her character was considered the most resilient, having experienced a decline in her family's fortunes, but she was also the most tender-hearted, as she had lost her reliance in this world.

"Dinner is ready."

Su Xiaoxiao's voice came, indicating that she had already prepared the meal for everyone.

"Let's eat first. Xiaoxiao has already prepared the meal. We can discuss the rest later."

Lin Fan comforted them once again and washed his hands before leading his two wives into the hall of the house.

There was still some leftover chicken soup from yesterday, accompanied by some wild vegetables picked near the house. Overall, it was considered abundant.

In modern times, it might not be much, but in the harsh Great Long Dynasty, this was already a festive feast.

Everyone sat down to eat.

When they had almost finished eating, Su Xiaoxiao hesitated and said, "Husband, there isn't much food left in the house, and we're out of salt. This..."

"Don't worry, I will take care of these things. The poll tax is the same. With you as your husband, everything will be fine."

Lin Fan didn't wait for his second wife to finish speaking before comforting her once again.

Having so many wives was indeed troublesome. The same words had to be repeated several times.

It was quite bothersome.

But Lin Fan enjoyed it.

After all, such troublesome matters were something that many men couldn't even dream of.

After eating their fill, Lin Fan didn't chat much. Talking about it now would be empty talk. The truth would be revealed through actions.

Returning to the blacksmith's room, Lin Fan poured all the remaining charcoal into the furnace.

The things here hadn't been used for a while, and the forging hammer and other tools had become rusty.

Facing such conditions, ordinary blacksmiths would find it difficult to forge even some agricultural tools, let alone swords.

However, Lin Fan is a Max Level blacksmith who, with the help of the system, has forged countless divine weapons in a special space. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a legendary master blacksmith.

Even with limited conditions, forging some high-quality knives and swords is not a problem.

However, he can only forge high-quality knives and swords. He cannot create anything too exceptional.

After all, not only are the conditions limited, but the carbon used for smelting is only charcoal, which is far inferior to the high temperature of coal.

And the forging metals at home are only a few semi-finished hoes.

With such raw materials, it is impossible to forge divine weapons.

A clever woman cannot cook without rice.

This is not just empty talk.

However, being able to forge high-quality knives and swords is definitely enough.

After all, in the martial world of Great Long, weapons have always been in high demand.

"Husband, let me show you the fire."

Su Xiaoxiao returned to her job and showed Lin Fan the fire in the furnace. When it needed to be heated, she forcefully operated the bellows.

Ye Xiaorou and Wang Nannan assisted by fetching whatever was needed.

The three wives were united.

With the help of the three wives, Lin Fan began his forging work.

First, he melted the semi-finished hoes and obtained the required raw metal.

Then he started making molds.

When the molten iron was poured into the molds and roughly shaped, Lin Fan picked up the large iron hammer for forging.

This thing was quite heavy. In the past, Lin Fan might have found it difficult to handle, let alone perform thousands of hammer strikes.

But now, Lin Fan, who could fight tirelessly on the battlefield, found swinging the large iron hammer as easy as child's play.

Full of vitality.

This is not a joke. The three well-nourished wives are the best proof.

With the skillful techniques of a Max Level blacksmith, and leveraging his strength, the heavy forging hammer was easy to handle in his hands.

Clang!

First, a heavy strike, sparks flying everywhere, followed by a continuous pounding.

The movements seemed slow, but each strike was full of force.

Thousands of hammer strikes.

When the long sword was placed in the quenching container, a regular long sword was basically formed.

Next,

it was time for some finishing touches.

The three wives watched with fascination. They found it crude when others forged iron, but when their own husband did it, they found it pleasing to the eye.

Although he appeared slender and lacked the rough and tough muscles, he was like a graceful scholar, but his strength was undeniable.

In the eyes of the three women, there was admiration.

"Husband, you look so handsome."

Wang Nannan couldn't help but blush, her chubby face looking cute and rosy.

"You look beautiful too."

Lin Fan smiled and praised, then looked at the other two wives, "Of course, you both look beautiful too, like fairies from heaven."

The three women shyly smiled.

They found compliments from others to be frivolous, but when it came from their own husband, they were delighted, their eyes filled with love.

Ancient women were

so pure and innocent.

Time passed quickly.

When the quenching process for the long sword was completed, the sky outside had darkened.

It couldn't be finished today.

But Lin Fan was not in a hurry. After all, there was still some time before the next head tax collection.

After placing the semi-finished long sword properly, Lin Fan took a comfortable bath and had a simple dinner under the care of the three wives.

When the sky was completely dark,

Lin Fan loosened his belt and led the slightly shy wives into the only bedroom in the house.

In ancient society, there were no entertainment programs at night, so they could only enjoy the company of their lovely wives.

This time,

both sides were familiar with the routine.

(End of this chapter)